bearing fruit

This year, disabled audiences were able to see if their anticipation was finally bearing fruit in actress Marissa Bode’s performance.

Though negotiations between Israel and Hezbollah appeared to be bearing fruit, parallel talks to end the war in Gaza have been deadlocked for months.

“The JLR takeover was widely seen as 'revenge' on Ford, which had derisively refused to acquire Tata Motors in the early 90s and then was beaten to the punch on the deal by Tata Motors. Taken together, these acquisitions suggested that Indian corporates had 'arrived' on the global stage just as growth rates were picking up and the liberalising reforms bearing fruit,” says Mr Raianu.

Officials say it’s now clear that years of investment, made possible in part by the support of elected officials in Washington and Sacramento, is finally bearing fruit.

“The one thing that’s certain is that the banana plant bearing fruit isn’t a good thing,” he said.